The neolithic collective burial in the karstic cavity aven Ka (Tharaux-Gard)–abridged version
The gorges of the Cèze river have yielded numerous cavities attesting to their use by various groups, in particular during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. These cavities have been the subject of a collective research programme since 2021. Among these cavities, the karstic cavity aven Ka, discovere...
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Préhistoires méditerranéennes
2025
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | The gorges of the Cèze river have yielded numerous cavities attesting to their use by various groups, in particular during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. These cavities have been the subject of a collective research programme since 2021. Among these cavities, the karstic cavity aven Ka, discovered by a team of speleologists, hosted a burial niche sealed off by an upright slab. The analysis of the skeletal remains and the artefacts, which were not recorded in three dimensions, counted six individuals, three vases and three lithic pieces, i.e. one blade and two projectile points. Although their connection with the human skeletal remains has not been established, their typochronological attribution is in line with the radiocarbon dating indicating the last third of the 4th millennium BCE. This study, which is limited by the circumstances of the discovery, together with a renewed study of other contemporary sites, however, provides new information about collective burials placed in cavities in the gorges of the Cèze river. |
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